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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:
BANZAI COMBAT 26
Date: Apr 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Novakovic defending well as Dukes loads up on a big left hand.
Dukes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Novakovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dukes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukes misses with a body kick.
Dukes misses the jab.
Novakovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dukes.
Dukes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT#It looks like Ringo Dukes has been cut.
Dukes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dukes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novakovic.
Novakovic lands with a nice body punch.
Dukes looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Novakovic bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dukes! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
#ROC#Dukes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novakovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dukes is still in real trouble! Can Novakovic finish him?
Dukes seems to have recovered his senses.
Novakovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Novakovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Novakovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
Dukes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Novakovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Novakovic sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dukes looking for a sweep. Not yet Dukes, not yet.
Novakovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dukes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Novakovic scores with a hook to the body. Dukes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Novakovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice shot lands for Novakovic.#CUT#That has opened up Ringo Dukes's cut even more.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Novakovic.
Dukes is trying to break the clinch but Novakovic is controlling him.
Dukes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Novakovic is defending well.
Marko Novakovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Dukes.#T3#
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukes or not.
Novakovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novakovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Novakovic lands a right hand.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside.
Novakovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novakovic scores with a hook to the body.
Novakovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Novakovic lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novakovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Novakovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novakovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Novakovic scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Novakovic lands a nice uppercut.#CUT#The cut above Ringo Dukes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Novakovic lands a body shot.
Novakovic digs a right hand into Dukes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukes's gas tank.
Novakovic digs a right hand into Dukes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukes's gas tank.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike.
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukes or not.
Novakovic lands a big right hand that drops Dukes! 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 4:32 of round 1, 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:
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Cole darts in and clinches Novakovic up against the cage.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Novakovic blocks it.
Cole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Novakovic is leaning against Cole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike.
Novakovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#KD#
Novakovic drops Cole onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cole is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Cole is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novakovic pushes Cole against the cage. Novakovic is working some dirty boxing. Novakovic pushes off with a quick right hook! Cole goes down! Cole tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Novakovic moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Novakovic clinches.
Novakovic is working Moreno over against the cage.
Moreno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novakovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Novakovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Novakovic gets through Moreno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Novakovic lands a right hand.
Novakovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moreno looks winded!
Moreno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novakovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Novakovic.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside.
Novakovic scores with a shot to the side of Moreno's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novakovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Novakovic. #ROC#Moreno is rocked!
Novakovic scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Novakovic.
Moreno is still on wobbly legs! Can Novakovic finish him?#T1#
Novakovic lands a right hand.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Novakovic lands a big right hand that drops Moreno! 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 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic!
Osvaldo Moreno spoke after the fight, saying 'EVERYBODY IS ON STEROIDS'. |
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