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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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