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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tihuana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dejan Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Tihuana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dejan Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovic tries to clinch there but Tihuana circles away.
Petkovic is looking to clinch.
Petkovic wants to clinch up but Tihuana keeps it at a distance.
Petkovic wants to clinch.
Petkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tihuana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petkovic is looking to clinch but Tihuana is avoiding it.
Petkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petkovic. Tihuana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkovic tries to clinch but Tihuana is having none of it.
Tihuana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petkovic tries to clinch up.
Petkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tihuana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic tries to clinch up but Tihuana circles away and keeps his distance.
Tihuana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petkovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Petkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tihuana blocking some punches.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Tihuana blocking some punches.
Petkovic gets underhooks to prevent Tihuana's takedown attempt.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tom Tihuana has been cut.
Petkovic scores with a shot to the side of Tihuana's head.
Petkovic stops a takedown attempt from Tihuana.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
Petkovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Petkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
Petkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tihuana avoids it.
Petkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tihuanas head.
Petkovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Petkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Petkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Petkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tihuana goes for a takedown attempt but Petkovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tihuana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tihuana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tihuana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tihuana keeps the fight on the outside.
Dejan Petkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petkovic works on Tihuana's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Petkovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petkovic fails to land.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tihuana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petkovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petkovic.
Petkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petkovic gets through Tihuana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petkovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tihuana takes a shot to the head.
Petkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tom Tihuana's cut is getting worse.
Petkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petkovic lands with a left to the head.
Petkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
Tihuana is breathing heavily.
A short left from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands with a right to the head.
Petkovic lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Petkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Petkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Tihuana's cut.
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.
Petkovic closes the distance and pushes Tihuana back into the cage.
A short right from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Petkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tihuana.
Petkovic just leaning against Tihuana, taking a breather.
Petkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Tihuana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tihuana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Petkovic.
Petkovic is struggling to control the position.
Petkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tihuana.
Tihuana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petkovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tihuana.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Tihuana blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Petkovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dejan Petkovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Tihuana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petkovic.
Petkovic is struggling to control the position.
Petkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic lands with a right to the head.
Petkovic lands with a left to the head.
Petkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Tihuana.
Petkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tihuana is trying to trip Petkovic. He has hold of a leg but Petkovic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tihuana persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Petkovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tihuana's guard.
Petkovic trying to control but Tihuana is working from the bottom.
Petkovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic is working Tihuana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petkovic works over Tihuana with some ground and pound from guard.
Tihuana working for a triangle but Petkovic defends it easily.
Petkovic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petkovic connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tihuana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petkovic is looking to slow Tihuana down with leg kicks.
Tihuana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petkovic forces Tihuana back against the cage and clinches.
Petkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tihuana is trying to drag Petkovic to the mat but Petkovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Petkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Tihuana's cut.
That's time! Tihuana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petkovic tries to clinch but Tihuana moves out of range.
Petkovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tihuana moves out of range of the strikes.
Petkovic tries to clinch but Tihuana moves out of range.
Petkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tihuana keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkovic misses the shot to the body.
Petkovic drives through and clinches with Tihuana against the cage.
Tihuana has Petkovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petkovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Petkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tihuana.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petkovic is stalling here.
Petkovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tihuana or not.
Petkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tihuana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow.
Petkovic taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Petkovic's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Petkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petkovic lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tom Tihuana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petkovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a body shot.
Petkovic stalling against the cage.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
Petkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Petkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tihuana takes an elbow to the temple.
Petkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petkovic lands an elbow inside that Tihuana shrugs off.
A short right from Petkovic on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
A short right from Petkovic on the inside.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
Petkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tihuana takes a shot to the head.
Tihuana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Petkovic.
Petkovic cracks Tihuana with a nice body shot.
Petkovic lands an uppercut.
Petkovic effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic presses Tihuana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Tihuana takes a shot to the head.
Petkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Petkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Petkovic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Tihuana's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petkovic wants to clinch.
Petkovic scores with a body shot.
Tihuana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tihuana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tihuana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petkovic rushes Tihuana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tihuana's defenses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petkovic.
A nice left hand lands by Petkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Petkovic.
Tihuana is rocked!
Petkovic lands an elbow inside that Tihuana shrugs off.
Oh Tihuana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
Tihuana seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petkovic receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Petkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petkovic.
Petkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Petkovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tihuana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petkovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dejan Petkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petkovic is looking to clinch but Tihuana is avoiding it.
Petkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tihuana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petkovic has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petkovic.
Tihuana wants a takedown but no success here.
Tihuana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petkovic.
Tihuana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petkovic prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tihuana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petkovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petkovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Tihuana takes a shot to the head.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petkovic is struggling to control the position.
Petkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tihuanas head.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic lands a left hand.
Petkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petkovic lands an elbow inside.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petkovic stalling the fight.
Petkovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Petkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic lands a right hand.
Petkovic lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petkovic.
Petkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Petkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petkovic avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Petkovic dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tom Tihuana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Petkovic tries to clinch up but Tihuana circles away and keeps his distance.
Tihuana blocks a jab.
Petkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Tihuana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tihuana dives in and grabs Petkovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petkovic pushes down on Tihuana's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tihuana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkovic lands with a right to the head.
Tihuana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petkovic prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tihuana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tihuana's defenses.
Petkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Petkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tihuana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petkovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Petkovic.
Nice elbow from Petkovic.
Petkovic is struggling to control the position.
Petkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Petkovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tihuana takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Tom Tihuana's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Tihuana letting Petkovic take a breather here.
Petkovic is leaning against Tihuana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Petkovic - that landed with a thud.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Petkovic.
Petkovic stalling against the cage.
Well,Tihuana is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Petkovic pushes Tihuana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petkovic avoiding damage.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic stalling in the clinch.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
Petkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Petkovic.
Petkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tihuana has Petkovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petkovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Tom Tihuana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Petkovic.
Petkovic lands an elbow that stopped Tihuana in his tracks for a moment.
Petkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petkovic.
Petkovic lands an elbow just above Tihuana 's eye.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petkovic stalling in the clinch.
Petkovic is leaning against Tihuana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petkovic taking a breather.
Dejan Petkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Petkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petkovic stops a takedown attempt from Tihuana.
Petkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tihuana backwards.
Tihuana takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Tihuana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dejan Petkovic!
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