PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Borikav comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pelican - Bliss in Concrete kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cirkovic
vs
Borikav

193 cm
33
213 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

192 cm
31
212 lbs
24 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Borikav tries to break the clinch but Cirkovic is controlling the position.
Borikav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Borikav breaks the clinch.
Cirkovic takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Cirkovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses
and Borikav counters with a straight right hand.
Borikav jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borikav misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav blocks a head kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borikav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borikav misses with a looping left.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Borikav is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Borikav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borikav tests Cirkovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Cirkovic wants to land a leg kick but Borikav is out of range.

Cirkovic rushes Borikav and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Cirkovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Borikav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Borikav.
Cirkovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Borikav in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borikav has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borikav blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav working hard to break the clinch.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alekzandr Borikav has been cut.
Borikav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Borikav wants to get back to striking at distance but Cirkovic won't allow it.
Borikav wants to break free but Cirkovic has control.

Borikav breaks the clinch.
Borikav moves out of range as Cirkovic throws a body kick.
Borikav throws a shot to the body.
Alekzandr Borikav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borikav is out of range.
Borikav misses with a leg kick.
Cirkovic blocks a leg kick.
Cirkovic misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirkovic thuds his shin into the meat of Borikav's side.
Borikav throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cirkovic - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Borikav strikes.
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Borikav releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Borikav.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borikav! But no joy.
Borikav swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Borikav keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cirkovic darts in and clinches Borikav up against the ropes.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Borikav avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borikav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Cirkovic is controlling him.
Borikav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Borikav won't want to take too many of those.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borikav is looking to break free of the clinch but Cirkovic has double underhooks.
Cirkovic presses Borikav against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Borikav looks winded!
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Borikav blocks it.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borikav wants to get back to striking at distance but Cirkovic won't allow it.
Borikav managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
A hook to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borikav avoids it.
Cirkovic lands a shot to the body.

Borikav breaks the clinch.
Borikav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borikav. That did some damage!
A big left from Borikav misses.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borikav uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cirkovic has time to react.
Cirkovic tries to score with a low kick but Borikav moves his leg out of the way.
Cirkovic lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alekzandr Borikav's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Borikav fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Borikav steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borikav slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borikav can do to turn this around?
Borikav sizes up Cirkovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cirkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Borikav manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borikav misses with a straight left.
Jab from Borikav.
Borikav takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Borikav's body. Borikav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Borikav is just out of range.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Borikav.
Borikav throws a body shot but no joy.
Borikav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cirkovic at a distance.
Borikav misses with a looping left.
Cirkovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic is looking to wear down Borikav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic missing with a left hand there. Borikav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borikav sizes up Cirkovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cirkovic wants to clinch
and Borikav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cirkovic lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Borikav throws a body kick.
Borikav misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Borikav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Borikav misses.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borikav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cirkovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch but Borikav is avoiding it.
Borikav now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Borikav blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Borikav's ribs.
Cirkovic blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav misses the body punch
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick.
Borikav misses with a looping left.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Borikav moves out of range.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cirkovic has managed to clinch.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Borikav can't break the clinch.
Cirkovic lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Borikav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borikav is defending well for now.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borikav has had enough of the clinch but Cirkovic keeps him there for the moment.
Cirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Borikav's ribcage.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cirkovic has Borikav pressed against the ropes, preventing Borikav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borikav tries to break the clinch but Cirkovic is controlling the position.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Borikav is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borikav avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borikav as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Borikav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borikav dodges an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic is leaning against Borikav and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borikav tries to break free but Cirkovic pushes him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic pushes Borikav back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cirkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borikavs head.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borikav lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Borikav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borikav avoids it.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borikav as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Cirkovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cirkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borikav's defenses.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Borikav avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Borikav is trying to force a seperation but Cirkovic has the dominant position.
Cirkovic lands a body punch.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alekzandr Borikav's cut.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cirkovic catches Borikav with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cirkovic slips under a jab.
Cirkovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borikav moves away.
Borikav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirkovic.
Borikav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Cirkovic pushes Borikav up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav tries to circle away but Cirkovic has him pinned against the ropes.
Cirkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Borikav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borikav misses with a left hand

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Borikav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borikav has had enough of the clinch but Cirkovic keeps him there for the moment.
Borikav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borikav's elbow.
Borikav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Borikav controls his hands.
Cirkovic has Borikav pressed against the ropes, preventing Borikav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Borikav avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Cirkovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borikav's face.
Cirkovic has Borikav pressed against the ropes, preventing Borikav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cirkovic lands a body punch.
Borikav has had enough of the clinch but Cirkovic keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cirkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic is looking to control Borikav's arms but Borikav gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cirkovic has his back to the ropes.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borikav.
Borikav misses with some punches.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Borikav controls the action.
Borikav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cirkovic has Borikav pressed against the ropes, preventing Borikav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borikav wants to break free but Cirkovic has control.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borikav.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.
Cirkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Borikav tries to break free but Cirkovic pushes him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Borikav blocks it.
Cirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic tries to work over Borikav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic keeps control of Borikav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borikav dodges an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borikav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cirkovic prevents Borikav from breaking the clinch.
Borikav misses with some punches.
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borikav avoids it.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borikav's elbow.
Cirkovic lands an elbow that stopped Borikav in his tracks for a moment.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic pushes Borikav back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Borikav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands an elbow that stopped Borikav in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borikav.
A left hand lands to the body for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borikav's elbow.
A short right from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cirkovic landing knees to the head.
Borikav can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alekzandr Borikav's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cirkovic pushes Borikav up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borikav.
Cirkovic presses Borikav against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Borikav avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic works on Borikav's body with a couple of short punches.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borikav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borikav lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Borikav blocks it.
Borikav is trying to break free.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Borikav's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borikav's gas tank.
Borikav is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borikav lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirkovic stalling against the ropes.

Borikav breaks the clinch.
Borikav throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Borikav breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Borikav's front leg but catches the back leg as Borikav tries to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a good cross that connects.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.

Cirkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
Borikav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borikav tries to break the clinch but Cirkovic is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a body punch.
Borikav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cirkovic presses Borikav against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Borikav takes an elbow to the temple.
Cirkovic with a knee to the head.

Borikav is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Borikav is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Borikav seems to have recovered his senses.
Borikav tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borikav tries to break free but Cirkovic pushes him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Borikav is looking to break free of the clinch but Cirkovic has double underhooks.
Borikav is trying to force a seperation but Cirkovic has the dominant position.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borikav prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.
Borikav takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cirkovic lands with a left to the head.
Cirkovic stalling.

Borikav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borikav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a jab. Borikav acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borikav. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borikav connects with the punch.
Borikav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borikav misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Borikav blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borikav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borikav misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Borikav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Borikav looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Borikav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borikav with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cirkovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Borikav on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cirkovic defending well as Borikav loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Cirkovic misses its target.
Borikav scores with a jab to the jaw.

Cirkovic rushes Borikav and presses him up against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Borikav uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borikav blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borikav misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Alekzandr Borikav in that round.
The cut man is working on Alekzandr Borikav's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Borikav moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Borikav blocks the low kick.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borikav.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Borikav checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crunch! Cirkovic slams his shin into Borikav's torso.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Borikav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Borikav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Borikav is just out of range.
Borikav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a hook. Borikav ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borikav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Borikav there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the body
and Cirkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borikav tests Cirkovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cirkovic lands a head kick!
Cirkovic throws a hook but Borikav avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch but Borikav is avoiding it.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Borikav sees coming a mile off.
Borikav throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Cirkovic cracks Borikav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Cirkovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borikav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borikav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Borikav takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch but Borikav is avoiding it.
Borikav lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cirkovic 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 Borikav has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borikav and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Borikav walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cirkovic.
Borikav misses with a hook.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borikav was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Borikav ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Borikav misses its intended target.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav lands a jab.
Borikav staying out of range there.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Borikav circles away.
Borikav feints a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic lands with an overhand left.
Borikav misses with a low kick.
Borikav sizes up Cirkovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Borikav checks it.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borikav moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Borikav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borikav lands with a good body shot.
Borikav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Cirkovic digs a good hook to Borikav's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borikav tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cirkovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cirkovic misses the jab.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Alekzandr Borikav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cirkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borikav loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Borikav semi-blocks.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borikav moves away.
Borikav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cirkovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Borikav walks into a left hand.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Cirkovic lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milovan Cirkovic.
Well Cirkovic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:44
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:44
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.