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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 101
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gayman to score with a decent uppercut.
Gayman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Gayman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy body kick from Gayman #TD2#
so Rivera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gayman wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gayman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gayman wants to get back to his feet but Rivera is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Rivera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rivera controlling from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A shot to the liver by Gayman. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gayman lands with a good body shot.
Gayman misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Rivera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gayman is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
Gayman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gayman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gayman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rivera dives into side control.
Gayman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rivera has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T3#
Rivera just content to control the position.
Gayman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gayman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gayman throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Rivera feints the counter takedown.
Gayman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gayman defends it well.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A shot to the liver by Gayman. Beautiful body shot.
Gayman jabs at Rivera's body.
Gayman lands a lovely overhand right.
Gayman lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC#Rivera is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Kyler Rivera has been cut.
Gayman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Gayman finish him?
Rivera looks winded!
Gayman and Rivera are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gayman throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Rivera into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gayman knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bongolongo Gayman!
Kyler Rivera was interviewed post fight and said 'I could have done better, and I'm disappointed in that performance I just had. But we'll get better. I just got to keep working cuh.'. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 77
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Gayman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by Gayman misses
and Korhonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gayman throws out a leg kick but Korhonen moves out of range and Gayman only half commits.
Korhonen throws a head kick that Gayman semi-blocks.
#CUT2#It looks like Bongolongo Gayman has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gayman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Korhonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Korhonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick by Gayman misses
and Korhonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Korhonen.
Gayman wants to land a leg kick but Korhonen is out of range.
Gayman throws a head kick that misses.
Korhonen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gayman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korhonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Korhonen misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Gayman is predictable there
and Korhonen counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Korhonen.
Gayman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Korhonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Korhonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gayman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Korhonen blocks a head kick by Gayman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korhonen. That's going to slow Gayman down.
Korhonen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen moved away.
Korhonen thuds his shin into the meat of Gayman's side.
Gayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gayman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gayman misses with a low kick.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
Gayman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korhonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Korhonen checks a leg kick.
Gayman throws a front kick aimed at Korhonen's knee but Korhonen avoids it well.
A head kick from Korhonen lands but Gayman takes it in his stride.
Gayman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gayman throws a head kick that misses.
Korhonen counters with a body kick.
Korhonen throws a head kick but Gayman moves out of range.
#T2#
Korhonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Korhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gayman ducks under a wild hook from Korhonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen checks it.
Gayman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korhonen cracks Gayman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gayman blocks a head kick by Korhonen.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
Gayman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Korhonen catches Gayman right on the button with a cross.
Gayman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Korhonen's head.
Gayman blocks a low kick nicely.
Gayman tried to counter with a leg kick but Korhonen avoided it.
Korhonen throws a sloppy head kick and Gayman moves out of range easily.
Gayman motions for Korhonen to come forward. Gayman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Korhonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Korhonen tries to land a leg kick but Gayman saw it coming and moves away.
Gayman tries a low kick but Korhonen avoids it.
Gayman tries to clinch up
and Korhonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korhonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Korhonen misses with a low kick as Gayman jumps back.
Gayman scores with a head kick.
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen checks it.
A nice leg kick from Korhonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korhonen checks a leg kick.
Gayman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korhonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Gayman is wise to it.
Korhonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL#
Gayman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gayman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Gayman lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Gayman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Korhonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gayman is trying to break the clinch but Korhonen is controlling him.
Korhonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korhonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korhonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gayman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gayman fails to land.
Korhonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Korhonen.
Gayman can't find room to land a body shot as Korhonen controls the action.
Korhonen throws an elbow that misses.
Gayman tries to break free but Korhonen pushes him back against the cage.
Gayman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gayman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korhonen's elbow.
Gayman is trying to maintain a safe position but Korhonen gets an underhook and turns Gayman into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gayman.
Korhonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gayman.
Gayman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aanti Korhonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bongolongo Gayman'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.#R2#
Korhonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gayman.
Gayman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Korhonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Korhonen moves out of range as Gayman throws a body kick.
Korhonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Gayman is wise to it.
Gayman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korhonen. Korhonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gayman lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Gayman.
Gayman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Korhonen.
Gayman misses with a head kick.
Gayman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Korhonen.
Bongolongo Gayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
Korhonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gayman's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Gayman misses
and Korhonen counters with a leg kick.
Korhonen connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Korhonen.
Gayman throws a leg kick but Korhonen moved away.#T1#
Korhonen connects with a leg kick.
Korhonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gayman.
Korhonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Korhonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gayman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Korhonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Korhonen with a nice calf kick.
Gayman throws a low kick but Korhonen avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gayman.
Gayman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korhonen.
A head kick misses from Gayman.
Korhonen feints a counter leg kick.
Korhonen blocks a head kick by Gayman.
As Gayman backs off Korhonen throws a huge counter combo but Gayman manages to avoid it all.
Gayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korhonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Korhonen blocks a head kick by Gayman.
Gayman throws a push kick but Korhonen slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Korhonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korhonen.
Gayman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gayman misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korhonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gayman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gayman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korhonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korhonen avoids the head kick by Gayman.
A clash of legs there as Korhonen blocks the low kick.
Gayman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gayman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Korhonen.
Gayman throws a head kick that misses.
Korhonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gayman takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korhonen cracks Gayman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Korhonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Korhonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gayman tries a head kick but it misses.
Gayman gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Korhonen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aanti Korhonen! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 60
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1##KD2#
Gayman lands a big head kick that sends Mate tumbling to the mat! Gayman takes a step backwards and waves Mate back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Mate is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Lester John Mate has been cut.
Mate looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Mate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gayman.#CL2#
Gayman closes the distance and clinches.
Gayman is leaning against Mate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Gayman breaks from the clinch.
Gayman seems to be stalking Mate here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Mate drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bongolongo Gayman! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 39
Date: Jun 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Gayman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ziskie sprawls well. He's pushed Gayman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziskie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayman.
Gayman moves in looking to clinch but Ziskie pushes him off.#CL#
Ziskie clinches with his opponent.
Gayman jumps guard but Ziskie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Ziskie tightens his grip and picks Gayman up, before dumping him to the ground. Gayman manages to land in guard. #SUB2#
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SU#
Ziskie gets to his feet - Gayman follows without any prompting.
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gayman fails with a takedown attempt.
Phillip Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongolongo Gayman.#T1##TD#
Ziskie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayman's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie trying to mount his opponent but Gayman defends it.
Still in half guard, Ziskie seems content to control.
Gayman wants to stand back up but Ziskie manages to pass into side control.
#T2#
Ziskie working away.
Ziskie is staying tight to Gayman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ziskie working the ground and pound. #T3#
Ziskie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gayman to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Ziskie tries for a kimura but Gayman is defending well.
Ziskie 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.
Gayman tries to bench press Ziskie off him but Ziskie keeps the position.
Ziskie is working Gayman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ziskie controls the position from side control.
Gayman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gayman is letting Ziskie control him for a moment. #T4#
Ziskie working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie gets to mount! Gayman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gayman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Ziskie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gayman to the ground. Ziskie is now in Gayman's guard.#SUB#
Ziskie has gone for a leg lock! Gayman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ziskie's guard.#REVB#
Ziskie scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ziskie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gayman stopping the sweep attempt from Ziskie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gayman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #ES#
Ziskie pushes Gayman off and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Ziskie moves into range and clinches up with Gayman.#T1#
Gayman jumps guard but Ziskie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ziskie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gayman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ziskie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gayman to keep the fight standing.
Ziskie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gayman is defending well for now.
Ziskie has Gayman pushed against the cage.
Ziskie is trying to push Gayman away but Gayman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziskie tries to pull guard but Gayman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ziskie drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Gayman pulls guard. #T2##SUB2#
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ziskie looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gayman 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.
Ziskie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gayman can do to turn this around?
Ziskie passes Gayman's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Ziskie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gayman regains half guard.
Gayman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ziskie in particular looking to stall.
Ziskie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gayman for as long as he can get away with.#T4##SUB2#
Gayman actively working from the bottom here.
Gayman wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie passes to full mount!
Ziskie controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gayman is defended easily by Ziskie.#TD#
Ziskie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayman's half guard.
Gayman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ziskie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ziskie's back!
Phillip Ziskie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Gayman looking to break Ziskie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ziskie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gayman will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ziskie really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Gayman's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Ziskie covering up well under a barage of strikes. #T1#
Ziskie is trying to break free.
Gayman is trying to stick to Ziskie's back but Ziskie is turning into Gayman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gayman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ziskie.
Gayman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ziskie showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SU#
Ziskie stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2##CL#
Ziskie gets a clinch. #TD#
Ziskie gets control of Gayman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ziskie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ziskie has control of Gayman's left arm, preventing Gayman from doing any damage.
Gayman trying to move into half guard but instead Ziskie has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Ziskie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gayman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Ziskie tries to roll over but Gayman keeps him under control.#T3#
Ziskie manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gayman looking to pass the guard.
Gayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gayman wants to get up but he can't break Ziskie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gayman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziskie lands a decent shot there.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gayman is fighting to break Ziskie's control of his arms but Ziskie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ziskie continues to stall.
Gayman wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gayman looking to sit in guard and control but Ziskie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bongolongo Gayman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziskie forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziskie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Ziskie! |
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