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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mirrka Crovopic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tung Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tung Kuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirrka Crovopic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tung Kuk !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuk wants to clinch
and Crovopic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuk moves into the clinch.
Kuk is leaning against Crovopic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
Kuk tries a body shot but Crovopic blocks it.
Crovopic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Kuk .
Kuk misses with a body punch.
Kuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Crovopic controls his hands.
Crovopic being controlled against the cage.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuk stalls.
Kuk tries to work over Crovopic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Kuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crovopic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuk throws a head punch that misses.
Kuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crovopic is looking for a takedown.
Kuk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crovopic wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crovopic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirrka Crovopic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crovopic blocks a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crovopic up against the cage.
Kuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crovopic tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crovopic wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kuk just leaning against Crovopic, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tung Kuk .
Kuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crovopic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tung Kuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crovopic counters with a left and a right that stings Kuk .
Tung Kuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Crovopic.
Crovopic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tung Kuk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuk tries to clinch up
and Crovopic counters with a three punch combo that has Kuk backing up. Kuk nods at Crovopic to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Kuk there.
Kuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tung Kuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tung Kuk '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.
Crovopic tries to keep at a distance but Kuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuk slows down the pace here.
Crovopic prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Crovopic has a couple of punches blocked by Kuk .
Kuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Crovopic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crovopic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuk misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuk .
Kuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Crovopic controls his hands.
Crovopic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Kuk .
Kuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crovopic.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuk is stalling here.
Crovopic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuk clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuk stalling.
Crovopic tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuk avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Kuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crovopic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirrka Crovopic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Crovopic both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuk rushes Crovopic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crovopic blocks an uppercut.
Kuk tries to work over Crovopic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crovopic backwards.
Kuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crovopic.
Kuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuk tries to work over Crovopic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crovopic letting Kuk take a breather here.
Crovopic blocks a body shot from Kuk .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crovopic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kuk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuk lands an uppercut.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crovopic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuk 's elbow.
Crovopic is trying to push Kuk away but Kuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuk throws a head punch that misses.
Crovopic blocks a body shot from Kuk .
Tung Kuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crovopic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuk tries to throw a body punch but Crovopic avoids it by throwing Kuk back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kuk fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tung Kuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tung Kuk 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuk tries to clinch there but Crovopic circles away.
Crovopic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuk throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Crovopic is just out of range.
Kuk scores with a jab to the head.
Kuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crovopic cracks Kuk with a nice body shot.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuk tries a body shot but Crovopic blocks it.
Crovopic can't get the takedown.
Kuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crovopic's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuk misses with a punch to the body.
Crovopic wants a takedown but no success here.
Crovopic goes for a takedown attempt but Kuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirrka Crovopic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuk forces Crovopic back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kuk fails to land.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crovopic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Kuk .
Kuk tries a body shot but Crovopic blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crovopic blocks a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk digs a right hand underneath Crovopic's ribcage. Crovopic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Crovopic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Crovopic.
Kuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crovopic prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Mirrka Crovopic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crovopic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk is pushing Crovopic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crovopic.
Crovopic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuk is defending well for now.
Crovopic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crovopic up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk lands a shot to the body.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuk receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
Kuk scores with a shot to the side of Crovopic's head.
Tung Kuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crovopic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tung Kuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kuk 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tung Kuk !
A very excited looking Tung Kuk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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