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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes to the cage accompanied by La La Girl by Paffendorf. Brock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Zivic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock throws a head kick but Zivic moves out of range.
Brock connects with a looping right hand.
Brock pushes Zivic away with a front kick.
Brock blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Zivic misses its intended target.
Zivic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brock's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zivic's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Zivic swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Zivic misses.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Brock lands a nice looking body shot.
Zivic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brock throws a nice looking combination but Zivic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zivic misses with a jab to the body
and Brock counters with an inside leg kick.
Zivic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zivic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
Brock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brock with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Brock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zivic swivels and escapes.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zivic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zivic takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Fritzie Zivic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brock thows a body kick. Zivic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brock.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zivic misses with a left hand
and Brock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zivic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zivic misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zivic's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brock lands a couple of elbows.
Zivic is adopting a defensive guard.
Brock wants to control from the top but Zivic keeps moving.
Brock pushing down on Zivic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Zivic is defending well.
Brock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've been hearing good reports from Zivic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock is looking for a kimura here.
Zivic manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brock is looking to work some ground and pound but Zivic has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that 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.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zivic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brock misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Zivic as he checks the leg kick.
Brock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zivic rather than just go for the knockout.
Brock connects with a body shot that sends Zivic's belly button to the back.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Zivic has closed the distance and engaged Brock in a clinch.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with some punches.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Brock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Brock.
Brock breaks the clinch.
Brock connects with a right hand. Zivic shakes it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brock - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Zivic. No joy for Brock on that attempt.
Brock connects with a body shot that sends Zivic's belly button to the back.
Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brock lands with a straight right. Zivic didn't see that one coming.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zivic's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic avoids a kick to the body.
Brock staying out of range there.
Zivic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brock.
Brock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock scores with a head kick.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Zivic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
Brock throws a right and a left that Zivic avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock slips a jab from Zivic.
Zivic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zivic lands with a hook. Brock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brock 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 Zivic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zivic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
Zivic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zivic checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic moves in looking to clinch but Brock pushes him off.
Brock jabs at Zivic's body.
Brock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brock slips a jab from Zivic.
Good exchange - Brock coming out on top.
Zivic throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zivic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brock - the referee stops the clock and Zivic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brock. Zivic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zivic. That did some damage!
Brock throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Brock scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Zivic moves out of range easily.
Zivic throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brock.
Brock thows a body kick. Zivic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zivic throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zivic's guard.
Brock throws a big right hand that misses.
Zivic has Brock pulled in close to control his posture.
Zivic keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zivic wants to get back to his feet but Brock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zivic misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zivic lands a lovely overhand right.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brock throws a front kick aimed at Zivic's knee but Zivic avoids it well.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zivic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock looking to score a takedown here. Zivic is defending well but Brock drives through and ends up in Zivic's guard.
Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zivic is keeping the position for now.
Brock trying to control but Zivic is working from the bottom.
Brock stops Zivic from standing up.
Brock throws a big elbow that misses.
Brock throwing strikes from guard but Zivic blocks nicely.
Zivic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brock is one step ahead there.
Brock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zivic holds on and takes a little breather.
Brock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brock drops back looking for a leg! Zivic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zivic manages to kick Brock off! Brock jumps back into Zivic's guard.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brock wants to control from the top but Zivic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic wants to get back to his feet but Brock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brock wants to control from the top but Zivic keeps moving.
Zivic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brock.
Brock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zivic parries the strikes from Brock easily there. Brock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zivic to escape.
Brock wants to control but Zivic is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fritzie Zivic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock landing strikes.
Zivic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zivic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zivic tries to bench press Brock off him but Brock keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock trying to control the position but Zivic is working away.
Brock looks up at the clock and then as Zivic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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