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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 64
Date: Jul 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Jab from Submarine.
Doherty wants to clinch up but Submarine keeps it at a distance.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Submarine has knocked Doherty down with a huge combo! Submarine steps away and waves a wobbly Doherty back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Doherty is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Richard Doherty has been cut.
Submarine throws a pinpoint strike between Doherty's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Doherty crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Submarine scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yellow Submarine! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 48
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Doherty tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Doherty shows good takedown defense.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harvey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doherty is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
#CL#
Doherty takes the fight into the clinch.
Doherty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Harvey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doherty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richard Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Harvey.
Harvey has Doherty pushed against the cage.#T1#
Doherty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Doherty has the dominant position.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Doherty holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvey drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harvey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doherty smiles and moves away.
Doherty is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doherty is fending him off so far but Harvey persists. Nope, Doherty circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey shoots in but Doherty avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#CL#
Doherty darts in and clinches Harvey up against the cage.
Harvey looking for a takedown.
Harvey is stalling here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doherty has Harvey pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Doherty for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Doherty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harvey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doherty walks away with a smile on his face. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Doherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doherty moves to clinch but Harvey breaks away #TD2#
and Harvey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harvey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Doherty seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Harvey pushing down on Doherty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Doherty wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
#T4#
Harvey controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Doherty!
Harvey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harvey has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Harvey quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Harvey but it's paid off an Doherty is forced to tap! Nice work by Harvey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronan Harvey! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 35
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Novakovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.
Novakovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Doherty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Novakovic pushes Doherty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Novakovic. #CUT#It looks like Richard Doherty has been cut.
Doherty is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doherty tries to stall but Novakovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside.
Doherty blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Novakovic.
Doherty wants to stall.
Doherty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T1#
Novakovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novakovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Doherty to work.
Doherty has Novakovic pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Doherty.#CL#
Novakovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Novakovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Doherty blocking some punches.
Novakovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Novakovic as Doherty tries to tie him up.
Novakovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Novakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.
A nice left hand lands by Novakovic.
Novakovic lands with a left to the head.
Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doherty blocking some punches.
Novakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
Novakovic just leaning against Doherty, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Novakovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novakovic misses with some punches.
Doherty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Novakovic being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novakovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doherty or not.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Novakovic - that landed with a thud.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Novakovic working aggressively here.
Novakovic misses with a punch to the body.
Novakovic lands an uppercut.
A short left from Novakovic.
Novakovic working aggressively here.
Doherty is struggling to control the position.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doherty backwards. #T4#
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novakovic can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty looking to stall.
Novakovic throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Novakovic.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic throws a head punch that misses.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty taking a breather.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novakovic is keeping busy.
Novakovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Novakovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Doherty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Novakovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.#CL#
Novakovic drives through and clinches with Doherty against the cage.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Novakovic can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Doherty.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic misses with a body punch.
Marko Novakovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doherty.
Doherty looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Good body shot from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doherty's elbow.
Doherty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Doherty has Novakovic pushed against the cage.
Novakovic lands a left hand.
#T2#
Doherty is trying to stall.
Novakovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Novakovic misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty looking to stall.
Novakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
A hook to the body from Novakovic.
Doherty is breathing heavily.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Novakovic.
Novakovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novakovic is keeping busy.
Novakovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doherty can do to turn this around?
Novakovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doherty.
Doherty stalling in the clinch but Novakovic improves position.
A short left from Novakovic. #T3#
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Novakovic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.#ROC#Doherty is rocked!
Come on Novakovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Novakovic finish him?
Novakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Novakovic.
Doherty seems to have recovered his senses.
Novakovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novakovic creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Doherty's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Doherty drops to his knees and Novakovic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Novakovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Doherty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Doherty clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Doherty scores with a nice short uppercut.
La Trottola takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Doherty breaks from the clinch.
Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Trottola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Trottola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doherty as he jumps to the side.
Doherty lands a slapping body shot.
#CL#
Doherty pushes La Trottola up against the cage in a clinch.
Doherty presses La Trottola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doherty lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doherty scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Trottola looks winded!
La Trottola takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Doherty on the inside. #T1#
Doherty lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Doherty.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doherty.
Doherty lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doherty.
Doherty lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Doherty. #BC#
Doherty breaks the clinch.
La Trottola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL#
Doherty forces La Trottola back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doherty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Doherty on the inside.
Doherty lands with a light punch inside.
Doherty cracks La Trottola with a nice body shot.
Doherty scores with a hook to the body.
Doherty pushes La Trottola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Doherty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Doherty.
Doherty gets through La Trottola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doherty lands a shot to the body.
Doherty lands a right hand that snaps the head of La Trottola backwards.
Doherty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doherty scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doherty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#La Trottola is rocked!
Doherty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
La Trottola is still on wobbly legs! Can Doherty finish him?
A short body shot lands from Doherty as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Doherty breaks from the clinch.
La Trottola seems to have recovered his senses.
La Trottola looks up at the clock. Bad move! Doherty lands a right hand from hell, dropping La Trottola. Doherty pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Doherty!
Richard Doherty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Kush tries to clinch up.
Doherty throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Kush appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doherty cracks Kush with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like Kam Kush has been cut.
Doherty lands a jab.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Doherty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kush, pushing him back against the cage.
Kush wants to get back to striking at distance but Doherty won't allow it.
Doherty lands a body shot.
Doherty is leaning against Kush and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kush looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doherty scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Doherty lands a right hand.
Doherty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Doherty.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doherty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Doherty drops Kush onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kush is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Kush is rocked!#T1#
Doherty lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kush to his knees! Doherty keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Doherty!
Richard Doherty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Ragno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doherty counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Yossi Ragno has been cut.
Doherty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragno throws out the jab.
Ragno moves away from the strike by Doherty.
Doherty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doherty! But no joy.
Ragno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doherty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragno's head backwards.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doherty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doherty lands with a hook. Ragno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty scores with a nice strike.
Doherty lands with a shot to the body.
Ragno is breathing heavily.
Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doherty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragno throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doherty! But no joy.
Ragno swings widly with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Doherty cracks Ragno with a hook to the temple - Ragno is on wobbly legs here! Doherty swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ragno falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Doherty wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Richard Doherty!
A very excited looking Richard Doherty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Pinsky shoots and misses
and Doherty counters with a left to the body.
Pinsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Paul Pinsky has been cut.
Pinsky tries for a takedown but Doherty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#KD#
Doherty drops Pinsky with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pinsky looks back up at him and smiles so Doherty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Pinsky is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Doherty. Beautiful body shot.
Pinsky looks winded!
Pinsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doherty fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pinsky out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Richard Doherty!
Our winner, Richard Doherty, 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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