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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La La Girl by Paffendorf. Fritzie Zivic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
34 - 11 - 1 |
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210 lbs
28 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makinwa.
That kick from Makinwa tenderised Zivic's leg. Zivic is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zivic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zivic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Zivic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Makinwa feints a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zivic, right into the meat.
Zivic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Makinwa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zivic throws a punch but it's blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zivic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zivic gets underhooks to prevent Makinwa's takedown attempt.
Zivic tries a body shot but Makinwa blocks it.
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makinwa blocking some punches.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makinwa's efforts to push away.
A short right from Zivic on the inside.
Makinwa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zivic is trying to stall.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makinwa's elbow.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makinwa's elbow.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Makinwa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zivic scores with a shot to the side of Makinwa's head.
Makinwa takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa misses with the head strike.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makinwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Makinwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Makinwa controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makinwa's elbow.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makinwa is working Zivic over against the cage.
Makinwa looking to slow down the pace here.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makinwa's elbow.
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Makinwa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zivic to the mat. Zivic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Makinwa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makinwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Zivic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa gets to his feet - Zivic follows without any prompting.
Makinwa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Makinwa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zivic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makinwa can pounce on him.
Makinwa lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zivic checks a leg kick.
Zivic misses with a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinwa throws a push kick but Zivic slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Zivic misses its intended target.
Makinwa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a straight left.
Zivic works over Makinwa's head and body with a nice combination.
Zivic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zivic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic misses with a left hand
and Makinwa counters with a two punch combo.
Zivic scores with a shot to the body.
Makinwa misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Makinwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
Zivic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makinwa.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Zivic is looking to wear down Makinwa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Zivic is out of range.
Zivic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makinwa on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zivic, as that shot connected.
Zivic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Makinwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zivic to score with a decent uppercut.
Zivic throws a right hand that Makinwa ducks under and follows up with a left that Makinwa also avoids with ease.
Zivic needs to keep his hands up - Makinwa had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zivic's head backwards.
Makinwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zivic.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Zivic checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makinwa checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makinwa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zivic is looking to clinch.
Zivic cracks a nice hook into Makinwa's ribs.
Makinwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zivic.
Makinwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zivic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makinwa. That one must have hurt.
Zivic throws a looping overhand right but Makinwa ducks down to avoid it.
Makinwa swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic scores with a leg kick.
Makinwa moves out of range of the leg kick from Zivic.
Zivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic checks a leg kick.
Makinwa slips a straight right by Zivic.
Zivic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Makinwa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a right and a left that Zivic avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makinwa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makinwa. That's going to slow Zivic down.
Makinwa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zivic circles away quickly and effectively.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Zivic.
Zivic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zivic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Makinwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zivic.
Zivic throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Zivic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Zivic.
Makinwa throws a big shot that misses.
Zivic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zivic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zivic blocks a head kick by Makinwa.
Zivic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zivic throws the left hand but Makinwa avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zivic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Makinwa under the eye.
Makinwa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makinwa gets tackled into the cage by Zivic. Zivic maintains the clinch.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Zivic.
Makinwa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Makinwa is breathing heavily.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic tries to land a knee to the head but Makinwa blocks with his arms.
Zivic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Makinwa has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
A right handed body shot lands from Zivic.
Zivic pushes Makinwa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic cracks Makinwa with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
Zivic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fritzie Zivic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Zivic controlling the action here for a moment.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zivic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makinwa tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zivic is trying to stall.
Zivic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makinwa's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands a left hand.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Zivic throws a punch but it's blocked by Makinwa.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Makinwa avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Zivic gets through Makinwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zivic misses with the head strike.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic drops Makinwa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Makinwa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Makinwa is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Makinwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
Zivic lands a hook that snaps the head of Makinwa backwards.
Zivic digs a right hand underneath Makinwa's ribcage. Makinwa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zivic throws a monster overhand right that drops Makinwa! Zivic follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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